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tutor

nounverbnounverbcommon in dialogue

  • //ˈtjuːtəː//
  • /[ˈtʰjʊu̯tʰəː]/
  • //ˈt͡ʃuːtəː//
  • /[ˈt͡ʃʰʊu̯tʰəː]/

One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

noun

  1. 1

    One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

    He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.

  2. 2

    A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.

  3. 3

    A homeroom.

  4. 4

    obsoleteOne who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.

Etymology

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.

verb

  1. 1

    To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.

    To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics.

  2. 2

    archaicTo treat with authority or sternness.

noun

  1. 1

    A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.

    here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting.

Etymology

Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.

verb

  1. 1

    To fetch a card from one's deck.

    Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish.

Forms

plural
tutors
past tense
tutored
past participle
tutored
present participle
tutoring
third person singular
tutors
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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